SOLUTION: What is the acceleration of a car that moves from rest to 60.0ft/s in 10.0s?

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Question 657262: What is the acceleration of a car that moves from rest to 60.0ft/s in 10.0s?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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a = %28v%5Bf%5D-v%5Bo%5D%29%2F%28t%5Bf%5D-t%5Bo%5D%29

v%5Bf%5D = final velocity = 60.0{ft/s}}}
v%5Bo%5D = original velocity = 0ft%2Fs (because it started from rest
t%5Bf%5D = final time = 10.0 s
t%5Bo%5D = original time = 0 s

a = %28v%5Bf%5D-v%5Bo%5D%29%2F%28t%5Bf%5D-t%5Bo%5D%29 = %28%2260.0%22expr%28ft%2Fs%29-0%29%2F%2810.0s-0%29 = %28%2260.0%22ft%2Fs%29%2F%2810.0s%29 = %2860.0ft%2Fs%29÷10.0s = %2860.0ft%2Fs%29÷%2810.0s%29%2F1 = %2860.0ft%2Fs%29×1%2F%2810.0s%29 = 6.00ft%2Fs%5E2

Edwin